Other expense in Chile
Chile: Other expense was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Chile stood at 17.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Chile peaked at 32.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 16th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Other expense in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +47.2% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +38.5% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 17.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 17.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +53.4% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| 2020 | -50.2% | 32.4% | 16.1% |
| 2017 | +47.2% | 22.0% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 12.8% | 17.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Chile?
- Other expense in Chile was 17.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for other expense?
- Chile ranks 16th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.